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Norway discovers that its Chinese electric buses can be remotely disabled (cybernews.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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different source (Danish)

It's no surprise, as kill switches are pretty much ubiquitous.

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[–] stray@pawb.social 7 points 3 days ago

Vi skal vænne os til, at hvis du køber en amerikansk Tesla eller kinesisk BYD, kan den – i hvert fald i teorien – i morgen godt være en ubrugelig klods på omkring et ton bilskrald, der bare holder ude i din indkørsel. Det samme, hvis du køber iPhone eller en mobiltelefon fra Huawei eller for den sags skyld en europæisk telefon.

Translating very loosely because I don't actually speak Danish:

If you buy an American Tesla or Chinese BYD it can in theory be bricked tomorrow. Same if you buy an iPhone, Hwawei, or even a European phone.

Other countries, brands, and varieties of products are also discussed throughout the article.